Premier Auction
Sat, Sep 14, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 951
Abraham Munting
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
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| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
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(Dutch, 1626-1683)Four botanical plates from Naauwkeurige Beschryving der Aardgewassn, 1696, or Phytographia Curiosa, 1713, engravings with later hand coloring on laid paper, sight 12-1/4 x 8-1/4 in.; matching modern parcel gilt wood frames, French mats, 22-5/8 x 18-3/8 in.
Note:Depicting gigantic floating plants with romanticized landscapes and entwined with banners identifying the plant, Abraham Munting published his [Waare Oeffening der Planten] in Amsterdam in 1672 with 40 engraved plates. In 1696 a posthumous edition, [Naauwkeurige Beschryving der Aardgewassn], with 245 plates, was published in Leyden by Francois Halma. A third edition was also published titled [Phytographia Curiosa exhibens arborum, fructium, herbarum & florum Icones] with text in Latin.
The plates include Nummularia Americana, Britannica Antiquorum Vera, Sideritis Spicata Foetida and Leontopetalon Capitatum Americanum.
Provenance: Collection of Hollister Houghton, Aiken, South Carolina
not examined out of frames, toning, not apparently laid down
Condition
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